Regardless of what any of the Klingons in this thread claim, I suggest following S.P.O.C.K.'s advice - never trust a Klingon.

Agreed. I’d also like to add that intelligence != wisdom != experience, and you need all three to achieve real understanding.

@some__guy they’re playing your song

ngebHa’‘a’ yInvam’e’? jaltaHghach ‘oH’a’ neH?
mujon pumbogh puH, DI’rujvamvo’ jInarghlaHbe’
mInDu’lIj tIpoSmoH, ‘ej chalDaq yIlegh
chovup vIneHbe’, loDHom Do’Ha’ jIH neH
jIghoSDI’ ‘ej jIjaHDI’ ngeDmo’, vItlhchugh pagh vItlhHa’chugh
SuS HoS vIqeltaHvIS, jIHvaD tlhoy ‘oH bop vISaHbe’, jIHvaD
SoSoy, qen loD vIchotpu’
nachDajvaD HIch vIQeqpu’, chu’wI’ yuvpu’, DaH Heghpu’
SoSoy, qen jIyInchoHpu’
‘ach DaH yInwIj naQ vIpolHa’chu’pu’
SoSoy, ‘o-‘o-‘o-‘o, qaSaQmoH ‘e’ vIHechbe’
qaSpa’ wa’leS poHvam jIcheghpu’be’chugh
yIruchtaH, yIruchtaH ‘ej pagh SaHbogh vay’ yIDalaw’
narghpu’ ‘eb, tugh jIHegh
jIHeghvIpmo’ bIr pIpwIj, ‘oy’law’taH porghwIj
naDevvo’ jIjaHnIS. Savan, Hoch.
tlhIHvo’ jImejnISqu’ ‘ej vIt vIbamnIS
SoSoy, ‘o-‘o-‘o-‘o, (SuS HoS vIqeltaHvIS)
jIHegh vIneHbe’
paghlogh jIboghchoHpu’ rut ‘e’ vIjInqu’
[leSpal mob QoQ]
wa’ loD QIb tu’qomHomHey mach vIleghlaw’taH
SIqaramuS, SIqaramuS, qul mI’ DamI’‘a’?
mughIjqu’ wabDaj’e’ pe’bIl’e’ je, mughIjqu’
ghalIl’eyo’, ghalIl’eyo’, ghalIl’eyo’, ghalIl’eyo’,
ghalIl’eyo’, vIgha’ro’, QaQqu’ ghu’vetlh
loD Do’Ha’ jIH neH, ‘ej mumuSHa’ pagh
Do’Ha’bogh tuqvo’ loDHom Do’Ha’ ghaH neH
ghu’vam qabqu’vo’ narghlaH ‘e’ yIchaw’
jIghoSDI’, jIjaHDI’ ngeD, tujonHa’‘a’
Qun pongvaD! Qo’, bIjaH ‘e’ wIchaw’be’
(yItlhabmoH) Qun pongvaD! bIjaH ‘e’ wIchaw’be’
(yItlhabmoH) Qun pongvaD! bIjaH ‘e’ wIchaw’be’
(HItlhabmoH) bIjaH ‘e’ wIchaw’be’
(HItlhabmoH) bIjaH ‘e’ wIchaw’be’. (HItlhabmoH) ‘o
Qo’! Qo’! Qo’! Qo’! Qo’! Qo’! Qo’!
(‘o SoSoywI’, SoSoywI’) SoSoywI’! HItlhabmoH!
jIHvaD veqlarghHom poltaH veqlargh ‘e’ vISov, jIHvaD, jIHvaD
nagh chojaDlaH ‘ej mInwIj Datuy’laH ‘e’ DaQub
chomuSHa’laH vaj HeghmeH cholonlaH ‘e’ DaQub
‘o bangwI’, jIHvaD yIta’Qo’, bangwI’!
jIHaw’nIS neH - naDevvo’ jIHaw’nISchu’ neH
ghu’vam vISaHbe’qu’, ‘e’ leghlaH vay’
ghu’vam vISaHbe’qu’
ghu’vam vISaHbe’qu’, jIHvaD
SuS HoS vIqeltaHvIS

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@inkican Rockin’ - I figure I’ll never get around to writing out the idea, and certainly not well, so why not toss it back to the guy who inspired it.

Working title: Dr. Doomlittle

ba boom boom tish

And I’m outta here… thanks everyone, and try the fish!

@inkican Damn - wish I had seen this sooner. I loved the Uplift War and the Postman - if you’re still in contact, I be curious if he ever thought about combining the two types of novels.

My particular premise based on this idea (and inspired by both of Brin’s works) - AI enhanced neurosurgical nanobots escape into wild species. Following their programming for human cybernetic enhancement, they integrate and enhance the language centers of each infected species’ brain, equipping them with wifi to allow them to communicate with each other, and giving them access to the internet.

No one notices at first, but it all goes to hell once the rats learn how to code.

The basic plot is your standard apocalyptic polka, with bits of War with the Newts - the potential for bionic beavers to get busy in this scenario cannot be ignored. Our protagonist is tasked with traveling across America a century after the infection started, in landscape full of new intelligent species now just as technically adept as humans once were at the height of their civilization.

Now that’s just wrong. Fungoidaphobia and the resulting discrimination against hybrid lifeforms is a real problem, even in today’s enlightened Federation, and you should have never suffered empty birthdays as a result.

Family over fungus, I always say. But family is where you find it, and seeing as I just happened to be passing through Orion space on my way here, here’s a keg of Klingon blood wine and a barrel of Andorian ale for the party, that is if you don’t mind a bit of pirate contraband to liven things up a bit…

Happy Birthday! I didn’t get you anything, but the internet archive did:

• Star Trek - The Complete Original Series

• Wrath of Khan

• Star Trek the Motion Picture Comic #79

Some of my favs in this category:

• They Live
• District 9
• Alien Nation
• Robocop
• Alphaville (have to hat tip @livus for introducing me to that one)
• Enemy Mine - this one might not exactly qualify, as it starts as high action scifi on an alien planet, but it transitions into a very different kind of story by the end. Dennis Quaid’s best performance too, imho, and Lou Gosset Jr is exceptional in one of the weirdest roles of his career.

@some__guy aww, are you and your sock puppets are feeling lonely again? I think it’s time to admit you’re showing all the symptoms listed here. It’s been three months and multiple accounts, bud - it’s time to get help - this isn’t a vendetta, this is a sad pathology.

You’ve got a fresh cup of Camomile waiting at Anna’s

It is on Kbin. Lemmy doesn’t have that capacity yet as far as I know. It’s one of the main reasons I recommend the former - Kbin bridges the gap between Mastodon and Lemmy, and includes functionality from both types of instances. Following users increases your feed content here exponentially.

Great username. Worth a follow.

"I met a traveller from an antique land,
Who said—“Two vast and trunkless legs of stone
Stand in the desert. . . . Near them, on the sand,
Half sunk a shattered visage lies, whose frown,
And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command,
Tell that its sculptor well those passions read
Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things,
The hand that mocked them, and the heart that fed;
And on the pedestal, these words appear:
My name is Spezymandias, Admin of Kings;
Look on my Reddit, ye Mighty, and despair!
Nothing beside remains. Round the decay
Of that colossal Wreck, boundless and bare
The lone and level sands stretch far away.”

Whistles a pirate jig nonchalantly

I see a lot of classic Clarke and Asimov posted here already, so here’s a couple from my favorite sci-fi writer of that era - Ray Bradbury:

• The Martian Chronicles

• The Illustrated Man - my personal favorite.

The Arena terrified me as a child - I still don’t know why, but that Gorn haunted my nightmares as a child. I’m glad SNW has gone into depth with them - it’s one of my main draws to the series.

That’s a great episode, especially when they try to get the DeLorean up to 88mph on Deck 14. I remember seeing it last tomorrow, just like it was yesterday, when it aired in 2085.

I dare you to watch Krull. You could redub the entire dialogue with the Chipmunks, overlay it with a house beat and cover half the screen with gambling ads in Hindi and it would still be a better movie than the original.